Nigeria army Bans Horse, Donkey Riding in Borno to curb Boko Haram

 Riding horses and donkeys in Borno
State has been outlawed by the
Nigerian military owing to the recent
dimension of Boko Haram attacks on
horseback.
The military communicated the
decision through the Shehu of Borno,
Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi,
BBC Hausa reported yesterday.
Last week, members of the insurgent
Boko Haram sect on horseback killed
over 80 people in three villages of the
state, with similar attacks also
reported in other past of the north-
east region.
 It was against this that the military,
said a resident of Borno, “issued the
ban on horse riding and the Shehu (of
Borno) gathered us all and informed us
of the decision.
“He told us that despite the fact that
the people of Borno have been known
with riding horses, that should be
stopped henceforth. If the soldiers
spotted anyone on horse back, they
cannot determine his true identity.”
Similarly, on the ban on donkeys,
which is the common means of
transportation in the rural areas, a
villager in the state also told BBC
Hausa that unless owners attached
their goods with written permission,
they would no longer engaged in
transporting goods on donkeys.
Reuters reported


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